uncus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A hook or claw.
  2. Any body part which is long, thin, and curved.
  3. Specifically, the hooked end of the parahippocampal gyrus of the temporal lobe.

Word forms

uncus unci

Etymology

From Latin uncus (“hook”).

Synonyms

uncinate gyrus uncus gyri parahippocampalis

Related words

Derived words

sliding uncus syndrome
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